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La Marquesa: A meal in the Pine Forest of Estado de México

Traveling the road in between the state capital of Toluca and Distrito Federal will surely destroy many Americans middle school Mexican geography education. Their tan sand, blinding sun in bright blue sky and scattered green cactus stereotype of this country is instead replaced by lush green fields, fragrant beautiful pine trees and the occasional trout farm.

When you stop you are flagged down by the multiple neighboring restaurants to stop at their place - each painted with the many options of dishes they are able to prepare for you [conejo, trucha, escamoles, sopa azteca, chammoro etc etc]. Once you find the most matronly cocineras you park in front of their resto-cabin and enter.http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3...http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3...

With this came my blue corn tacos of blood sausage, huitlacoche and flor de calabaza with requeson. The moranga was like tasting it for the first time; so impressive and so close to the charcuterie center of Mexico in Toluca. Only in Mexico.

La Marquesa for me was breathtaking food in and equally breathtaking environment. It gave me that extra hard last slap to get my self back to Mexico as soon as I can.